From the Board President

Seeds of Change Prepare to Sprout

By Alana Lucia, BriarPatch Board President

Winter is upon us, that dark and sleepy season where we rejuvenate ourselves and prepare for the next year’s growth. Just below the surface, untold seeds let their tiny radicles emerge from their coats into the dark, cold unknown of the earth. It’s as magical as it is exciting. It goes on without anyone knowing about it, right under our feet.

“We are just the type of business that we want to see flourish.”

It happens for the humans as well as our plant allies. Small ideas germinate within our deepest being and begin to grow into a world of possibilities. Very slowly and without feeling it, these ideas grow within us, and we find ways to develop a new habit or plan that allows that idea to grow into fruition. From a tiny thought, we start to understand what can work, how it will work, and why it can work.

Magic happens along the way and our inspiration meets possibility; then, possibility grows into reality.

Many years ago, the BriarPatch Board sat with the idea of having a second store. We were inspired by other co-ops around the nation and guided by our love for the community.

We asked ourselves if it was an appropriate venture and felt that it was. We are just the type of business that we want to see flourish.

We are proud of our commitment to our local farmers, our employees and our amazing community. We felt this was something worth growing, and we found fertile ground and a warm welcome in Auburn. It has been a long time that we have hoped for this to sprout up, and we are now looking forward to watching it grow and evolve.

As we welcome a new year, we welcome a new store, a new community, new inner growth, new opportunities to connect and expand. May we all see the power of these small seeds within ourselves and continue to nurture them as we move forward into a new year.